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On Jan 9, 2012, at 2:28 PM, Paul Schmehl wrote:
> My brief search was unsuccessful as well.  Is it really possible that the LInux community has abandoned providing checksums for RPM packages?  If so, that boggles the mind.  Surely they don't believe their repositories are unassailable?

rpm -Va (or "rpm --verify --all") ought to consult an MD5 checksum to identify changes for all installed packages...

Regards,
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-Chuck